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      Conifers That Change Color in Winter for Added Interest

      The garden is always transitioning. As gardeners, we are highly tuned into the visual changes…

      • Winter Containers for the Midwest

        While winter in the Midwest brings an end to active growth in the garden, there’s…

      • Late-Winter and Early-Spring Bloomers for the Midwest

        In Jason Reeves' article Plants That Bloom in Late Winter or Early Spring, he discusses…

      • The Weird and Wonderful Osage Orange

        In October and November, apple-green, grapefruit-size fruits of female Osage orange trees (Maclura pomifera, Zones…

      Recommended Plants

      • Your Favorite Plants Improved for the Midwest

        In Paul Westervelt's article on perennial upgrades, he explains the benefit of stepping out of…

      • Plants for the Midwest to Add to Your Shopping List

        Whether you're walking through your local garden center, flipping through the pages of your favorite…

      • Interesting Broadleaf Evergreens for the Midwest

        In an episode of Fine Gardening's podcast, Let’s Argue About Plants, the hosts discuss the…

      Spotlight on Natives

      • Growing Buttonbush: A Great Native Shrub for Wet Areas in the Garden

        A shrub that I continue to promote and utilize in the Midwest is our native…

      • Heat-Tolerant Native Perennials for the Midwest

        While the warm days of summer bring out some of the best in our gardens,…

      Winter Interest

      • Plants That Peak in Winter in the Midwest

        Richie Steffen, executive director of the Elisabeth C. Miller Garden in Seattle and a leading…

      • Plants With Colorful Winter Fruit for the Midwest

        As Midwest gardeners look out onto our winter landscapes, thoughts of spring are constantly running…

      Midwest Plants

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      • Queen of the prairie
        Filipendula rubra
      • Ironweed
        Vernonia fasciculata
      • Meadow blazingstar
        Liatris ligulistylis
      • Prairie smoke
        Geum triflorum
      • Sullivant's milkweed
        Asclepias sullivantii
      • 'Golden Lights' Azalea
        Azalea x ‘Golden Lights’

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